Samuel Begg: Passing of the Parliament Bill in the House of Lords, 1911A century ago today, His Britannic Majesty George V gave Royal Assent to what was to be known as Parliament Act 1911.
With this act the power of the House of Lords were essentially reduced to that of suspensive veto, with the exception of a bill to extend the life of Parliament.
The leaders of the opposisition to the bill in the House of Lords and the House of Commons were the 1st Earl of Halsbury and George Wyndham respectively.
Hardinge Stanley Giffard, 1st Earl of Halsbury PC, QC (1823-1921)
The Right Honourable George Wyndham PC (1863-1913)